dire 音标拼音: [d'ɑɪr] [d'ɑɪɚ]
a . 可怕的,悲惨的,阴惨的,极端的
可怕的,悲惨的,阴惨的,极端的
dire adj 1 :
fraught with extreme danger ;
nearly hopeless ; "
a desperate illness "; "
on all fronts the Allies were in a desperate situation due to lack of materiel "-
G .
C .
Marshall ; "
a dire emergency " [
synonym : {
desperate },
{
dire }]
2 :
causing fear or dread or terror ; "
the awful war "; "
an awful risk "; "
dire news "; "
a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked "; "
the dread presence of the headmaster ";
"
polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was "; "
a dreadful storm "; "
a fearful howling "; "
horrendous explosions shook the city "; "
a terrible curse " [
synonym : {
awful }, {
dire },
{
direful }, {
dread (
a )}, {
dreaded }, {
dreadful }, {
fearful },
{
fearsome }, {
frightening }, {
horrendous }, {
horrific },
{
terrible }]
Dire \
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Compar . {
Direr } (
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superl . {
Direst }.] [
L .
dirus ;
of uncertain origin .]
1 .
Ill -
boding ;
portentous ;
as ,
dire omens .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
Evil in great degree ;
dreadful ;
dismal ;
horrible ;
terrible ;
lamentable .
[
1913 Webster ]
Dire was the tossing ,
deep the groans . --
Milton .
[
1913 Webster ]
Gorgons and hydras and chimeras dire . --
Milton .
[
1913 Webster ]
173 Moby Thesaurus words for "
dire ":
abominable ,
apocalyptic ,
appalling ,
arrant ,
astounding ,
atrocious ,
awe -
inspiring ,
awesome ,
awful ,
bad ,
badly off ,
baleful ,
baneful ,
base ,
beastly ,
beneath contempt ,
black ,
blameworthy ,
bodeful ,
boding ,
brutal ,
burning ,
calamitous ,
cataclysmal ,
cataclysmic ,
catastrophic ,
clamant ,
clamorous ,
climacteric ,
contemptible ,
critical ,
crucial ,
crying ,
dark ,
deplorable ,
depressed ,
depressing ,
desperate ,
despicable ,
destructive ,
detestable ,
direful ,
disastrous ,
disgusting ,
distressing ,
donsie ,
doomful ,
dread ,
dreaded ,
dreadful ,
dreary ,
egregious ,
enormous ,
evil ,
evil -
starred ,
exigent ,
fatal ,
fateful ,
fell ,
fetid ,
filthy ,
flagrant ,
foreboding ,
formidable ,
fortuneless ,
foul ,
frightful ,
fulsome ,
funest ,
ghastly ,
ghoulish ,
gloomy ,
grievous ,
grim ,
grisly ,
gross ,
gruesome ,
hapless ,
hateful ,
heartbreaking ,
heinous ,
hideous ,
horrendous ,
horrible ,
horrid ,
horrific ,
horrifying ,
ill ,
ill off ,
ill -
boding ,
ill -
fated ,
ill -
omened ,
ill -
starred ,
imperative ,
importunate ,
in adverse circumstances ,
inauspicious ,
infamous ,
instant ,
lamentable ,
loathsome ,
lousy ,
lowering ,
luckless ,
macabre ,
menacing ,
monstrous ,
morbid ,
nasty ,
nefarious ,
noisome ,
notorious ,
obnoxious ,
odious ,
of evil portent ,
offensive ,
ominous ,
out of luck ,
outrageous ,
pitiable ,
pitiful ,
planet -
struck ,
portending ,
portentous ,
rank ,
redoubtable ,
regrettable ,
reprehensible ,
repulsive ,
rotten ,
ruinous ,
sad ,
scandalous ,
schlock ,
schrecklich ,
scurvy ,
shabby ,
shameful ,
shocking ,
shoddy ,
short of luck ,
sinister ,
somber ,
sordid ,
squalid ,
star -
crossed ,
terrible ,
terrific ,
threatening ,
too bad ,
tragic ,
tremendous ,
unblessed ,
unclean ,
underprivileged ,
unfavorable ,
unfortunate ,
unhappy ,
unlucky ,
unpromising ,
unpropitious ,
unprosperous ,
unprovidential ,
unspeakable ,
untoward ,
urgent ,
vile ,
villainous ,
woeful ,
worst ,
worthless ,
wreckful ,
wretched
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DIRE Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The word dire is often found in conjunction with straits; in dire straits is used of a situation that is very bad or difficult
DIRE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary By offering services free of charge to people in dire need, the organization contributes to the widespread circulation of religious messages
Dire wolf - Wikipedia Dire wolf remains have been found across a broad range of habitats including plains, grasslands, and some forested mountain areas of North America and the arid savanna of South America The sites range in elevation from sea level to 2,255 meters (7,400 ft)
DIRE Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com DIRE definition: causing or involving great fear or suffering; dreadful; terrible See examples of dire used in a sentence
dire - Wiktionary, the free dictionary Dire qu'on fait des cookies, c'est bien, mais il faut ensuite les partager (American saying) ― To say that one is making some cookies, it is good, but it is then necessary to share them
Dire - Definition, Meaning Synonyms | Vocabulary. com Dire refers to situations or events that cause great fear and worry A dire calamity causes much suffering
Dire wolf | Size, Origins, De-Extinction, Characteristics | Britannica Dire wolf, canine that existed during the Pleistocene Epoch (2 6 million to 11,700 years ago) It is probably the most common mammal to be found preserved in the La Brea Tar Pits in southern California It was larger and had a more massive skull, a smaller brain, and lighter limbs compared with modern wolves
The Dire Wolf: An Ice Age Angeleno | Natural History Museum What’s the backstory of dire wolves, the most-found mammal at La Brea Tar Pits? Here are five juicy morsels about this extinct species that once howled through the Ice Age
DIRE Synonyms: 251 Similar and Opposite Words - Merriam-Webster Synonyms for DIRE: ominous, sinister, bleak, menacing, threatening, direful, darkening, unfortunate; Antonyms of DIRE: favorable, promising, bright, benign, hopeful, golden, prosperous, encouraging
DIRE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary If you describe something as dire, you are emphasizing that it is of very low quality